Brendan Shanahan

ORR, BRASHEAR SUSPENDED: The NHL suspended Rangers forward Colton Orr five games and Washington enforcer Donald Brashear one after New York's win over the Caps on Saturday. Orr was punished for a cross-checking blow to the head of Alex Ovechkin. Brashear got a match penalty for punching Aaron Ward right after fighting Brendan Shanahan.

If it was up to Panthers defenseman Brian Campbell, hockey would be a non-contact sport with plenty of open ice to show off his skating and passing skills in high-scoring games. Well, the NHL made his wish come true Thursday when its selection committee - comprised of hockey operations personnel and its leader Brendan Shanahan, along with input from general managers - picked Campbell to play in the Jan. 29 All-Star game, his fourth, but first in Ottawa where he played his junior hockey.

GAME SYNOPSIS N.Y. Rangers 6 at Boston 1 The Rangers' Petr Prucha had two goals and an assist; Brendan Shanahan scored his team-leading 25th goal on a penalty shot. The Bruins have lost three straight. at Montreal 3 Ottawa 1 Tomas Plekanec's short-handed goal capped a three-goal second period for the Canadiens, who raised Hall of Fame goalie Ken Dryden's No. 29 to the rafters.

The NHL All-Star committee, consisting of NHL hockey operations, led by Brendan Shanahan, with input from the league's GMs, have selected Florida Panthers defenseman Brian Campbell to his fourth All-Star game, which will be held on Jan. 29 in Ottawa. Campbell, who has been among the league leaders in assists all season, was thrilled to go, but he, along with coach Kevin Dineen felt center Stephen Weiss deserved to make his first All-Star team. Campbell has 33 points, including three goals and is tied for the league-lead with 19 power-play points.

St. Louis Blues forward Brendan Shanahan was arrested and charged with trespassing early Wednesday after police said he threw a man against a fence at the Bermuda Triangle beachfront cafe. After he was ordered into the police squad car, Shanahan, 26, asked Officer Raul Diaz, "Do you know who I am?" Shanahan's name meant little to the officer, and Diaz took Shanahan to the City Jail around 2:30 a.m., said Detective Sonya Friedman. Shanahan was in town for a five-day, midseason vacation with the rest of the Blues and their families, a team spokeswoman said Wednesday.

The Panthers had better stay close to the St. Louis Blues tonight. Otherwise, it won't be a close matchup. Gives the Blues a little room and time to fire at the net, and the red light goes on. "There's lot of offensive power coming in here," left winger Mike Hough said. "We'll have to be ready for it." It comes from right winger Brett Hull, one of the league's scoring leaders with 52 goals and 40 assists left winger Brendan Shanahan (41 goals, 47 assists) and center Craig Janney (16 goals, 56 assists)

As expected, the NHL came down hard Friday on New York Rangers center Andre Deveaux for his blindside blow to the head of Florida Panthers left wing Tomas Fleischmann midway through Wednesday's 2-1 Panthers victory at BankAtlantic Center. Deveaux, who received a five-minute major for a blow to the head plus a match penalty for attempt to injure, was suspended for three games. It is the first NHL suspension for the 27-year-old center and the 16th suspension handed down by the league this season, amid a crackdown on blows to the head.

What goes around comes around in NHL Former NHL star Brendan Shanahan tells a story, which he repeated recently, about growing up as a Maple Leafs fan and meeting former Toronto captain Rick Vaive during the summer of 1983. "When I was 14 years old, I was skating in the summertime at a rink in Toronto," Shahanan recalled. "Rick Vaive happened to be skating at an adjoining rink. ... "I went in when he was sort of settled and asked him for an autograph. I didn't get the best response from Rick Vaive at that time.

The NHL All-Star committee, consisting of NHL hockey operations, led by Brendan Shanahan, with input from the league's GMs, have selected Florida Panthers defenseman Brian Campbell to his fourth All-Star game, which will be held on Jan. 29 in Ottawa. Campbell, who has been among the league leaders in assists all season, was thrilled to go, but he, along with coach Kevin Dineen felt center Stephen Weiss deserved to make his first All-Star team. Campbell has 33 points, including three goals and is tied for the league-lead with 19 power-play points.

For one week, the Panthers worked on the importance of improving their power play, knowing how crucial it will be down the stretch with renewed enforcement of obstruction. All this work and practice, yet two games in after the Olympic break and the confused Panthers can't score with a man advantage. A couple of goals on those seven power plays could have really helped Friday night as the Panthers lost 3-1 to the Detroit Red Wings. Sure, the odds were stacked against them as a hyped-up crowd of 19,983 packed Joe Louis Arena to witness Sergei Fedorov's eight-month holdout come to an end. And yeah, the Panthers were playing one of hockey's best penalty-killing teams that has given up 12 power-play goals all year.

As expected, the NHL came down hard Friday on New York Rangers center Andre Deveaux for his blindside blow to the head of Florida Panthers left wing Tomas Fleischmann midway through Wednesday's 2-1 Panthers victory at BankAtlantic Center. Deveaux, who received a five-minute major for a blow to the head plus a match penalty for attempt to injure, was suspended for three games. It is the first NHL suspension for the 27-year-old center and the 16th suspension handed down by the league this season, amid a crackdown on blows to the head.

What goes around comes around in NHL Former NHL star Brendan Shanahan tells a story, which he repeated recently, about growing up as a Maple Leafs fan and meeting former Toronto captain Rick Vaive during the summer of 1983. "When I was 14 years old, I was skating in the summertime at a rink in Toronto," Shahanan recalled. "Rick Vaive happened to be skating at an adjoining rink. ... "I went in when he was sort of settled and asked him for an autograph. I didn't get the best response from Rick Vaive at that time.

DUCKS: Anaheim right wing Teemu Selanne, who has been sitting out while he mulls retirement, has begun skating on his own, but that does not necessarily mean he's set for a return. Selanne, whose wife gave birth to the couple's fourth child Dec. 5, said Saturday that he is still trying to gauge whether he has the desire to return to the rigors of NHL play. "I'm going to skate for a couple of weeks now, start pushing more and more, and then I will feel for sure if I feel good enough." FLYERS: Philadelphia forward Joffrey Lupul was expected to miss at least two weeks with a spinal cord contusion and concussion.

GAME SYNOPSIS N.Y. Rangers 6 at Boston 1 The Rangers' Petr Prucha had two goals and an assist; Brendan Shanahan scored his team-leading 25th goal on a penalty shot. The Bruins have lost three straight. at Montreal 3 Ottawa 1 Tomas Plekanec's short-handed goal capped a three-goal second period for the Canadiens, who raised Hall of Fame goalie Ken Dryden's No. 29 to the rafters.

Like Patrick Roy in Colorado, Dominik Hasek can give even the most calm Red Wings fan a coronary when he wanders from the crease. And as with Roy in Colorado, nobody in Detroit is going to tell Hasek to stop. It's one thing to leave the crease when Carolina dumps the puck in and Hasek wants to foil the forecheck. But Hasek has strayed at the most inopportune and dangerous times throughout the Stanley Cup Finals. There's no doubt he's confident in his puck-handling. Through four games, he hasn't hurt the Red Wings by out-of-the-crease mishap, although he has come close to turnovers and delay-of-game penalties.

Panthers coach Mike Keenan may have only lasted in St. Louis for a little more than two years, but he left quite a stamp on the Blues. Three of his top acquisitions -- Chris Pronger, Pavol Demitra and Al MacInnis -- remain the nucleus of a team that has averaged 44 wins in the four seasons since Keenan left, won the President's Trophy in 1999-2000 and advanced to the Western Conference finals last season. Other players Keenan played a part in bringing in, such as Michal Handzus, Marty Reasoner and Jochen Hecht, were assets used in acquiring stars Keith Tkachuk and Doug Weight.

The power is back in power forward Brendan Shanahan. For about two months, Whalers fans must have wondered what all the excitement was about when Shanahan was acquired in a trade for defenseman Chris Pronger in July. Shanahan was sputtering offensively and wasn't hitting anyone. This from a guy who had back-to-back 51and 52-goal seasons (1992-94) with St. Louis and was a rugged 6-foot-3, 215 pounds of aggression. Turns out Shanahan was damaged goods for a bit and now that he's healed he's back to being a premier left winger.